About Johnston County, NC

Riverwood Athletic Club Subdivision in Clayton NC is one of the larger subdivisions in Clayton. It is located about ten minutes from downtown. It is a planned community in that it has an elementary and middle school, shops, fitness center, swimming pool,creative learning center all within the subdivision.

The community has multiple housing options from townhomes to estate waterfront homes. Prices start at just over $100,000 and go up to $500,000. There is a full fitness center in Riverwood with a very active swim club. There is a sister subdivision called Riverwood Golf which is about ten minutes away and this golf course is available for members of the athletic club.

Riverwood is in Clayton's 27527 zip code which was just voted in the top ten in the country for having the best schools with the most affordable housing by BusinessWeek magazine. Riverwood Elementary and Riverwood Middle both relativly new schools are within walking distance for anyone living in Riverwood.

Riverwood is located with easy access to the Hyw 64 Bypass which provides access to major routes into Raleigh, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh Durham International Airport.

Great news from the Triangle Business Journal!!

Triangle Business Journal - by James Gallagher Triangle Business Journal

The Tar Heel State is one of the most attractive in the nation, according to a new poll.

North Carolina tied with Arizona and Washington as the sixth most popular states in the nation when it comes to where people want to live, according to a Harris Interactive poll.

"The most popular states and cities where large numbers of people would like to live tend to attract tourists and business," according to a Harris news release. "They are places where people like to take vacations and where companies like to have their offices and factories."

Coastal states tend to dominate the list. California ranked No. 1 for the sixth year in a row as the place Americans would like to live. Florida came in second and Hawaii, third.

Despite North Carolina's popularity, no cities within the state made the list of cities people would most like to live in or near. Among cities, New York City took the top spot in the poll, followed by Denver and San Francisco.

The other most popular states were: Texas (No. 4), Colorado (No. 5), Tennessee (No. 9), Oregon (No. 10), New York (No. 11), South Carolina and Massachusetts (both No. 12), Georgia (No. 14), and Montana (No. 15).

The other cities in the top 15 are in order San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando, and Los Angeles.

The poll of 2,498 U.S. adults was conducted Aug. 10-18.

Clayton Zip Code 27527 Named In Top Ten By BusinessWeek.

Clayton, North Carolina specifically the zip code 27527 was named number # 10 by BusinessWeek for having the best schools in the most affordable zip code in the whole country.

The piece mentioned Riverwood Elementary and Middle and also East Clayton Elementary. I would like to add River Dell Elementary where our two boys go and we have been very pleased with their teachers.

The 27527 zip code is east of Clayton just over the Wake County line, and has great access to highways that can have you in North Hills in 25 minutes or Raleigh-Durham International Airport in 35 minutes. Downtown Raleigh and Research Triangle Park are also close by.

The area has homes in all price ranges and subdivisions offering all the amenities, like pool and fitness clubs to small subdivisions with large wooded lots.

This was and still has a large farming community and most of the subdivisions are still bordered by fields of tobacco, soy beans and sweet potatoes. There are a number of homes where people have land for their horses. The growth in Clayton while slower recently has provided for easy access to multiply shopping choices, and the Smithfield Outlet Mall is 20 minutes away.

There are two Golf courses, The Neuse and Riverwood, the subdivision Glen Laurel wraps around The Neuse and is one of the premier neighborhoods in Clayton. Another great Subdivision is Southwick Farm which features rolling hills and large wooded lots. North Fort is a smaller subdivision which features all brick custom homes and Riverwood which has both schools in the subdivision along with a pool and fitness center.

Flowers Plantation is a beautiful planned community which features miles of walking trails, magnificent fitness center, and a planned shopping center, there are townhomes all the way up to estate homes in Flowers.

There are smaller subdivisions like Wyndfall many feature large wooded lots and for the horse lover,the magnificent Portofino which has an equestrian center and riding trails on acres and acres of land along the Neuse River. The Mountains to Sea Trail meanders through Portofino on it's way to the ocean.

If you would like any information about any of these communities or schools please don't hesitate to call and I would be happy to get it for you.

Mountains To Sea Trail in Clayton NC.

The Mountains to Sea Trail is a 1,000 mile route that links Clingman's Dome in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockey's Ridge Park On the Outer Banks,(love the names). Currently there are 450 miles of trails open.

Map courtesy of Friends of the Mountain to Sea Trail

When completed the trail will pass through 37 counties and could be used for a daily stroll or a more adventurous hike from one end of the state to the other.

The NC Department of Transportation and the town of Clayton want to build a 3.5 stretch of green way from the Wake County line to Sam's Branch Creek.

Clayton is planning a green way in the Sam's Branch area that the trail would connect to. The Mountain to Sea Trail would follow the Neuse River through Clayton.

The Mountains to Sea Trail passes through three National Parks, Great Smoky Mountain Park, Blue Ridge Parkway and Cape Hatteras National Shoreline. It passes through State Parks along the way and National forests and two wilderness areas.

There are rivers, lakes and mountains along the way and a great organization called Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail have tons of information about it on their website here.

This is something we should all rally behind as the more people who see the natural beauty right on their doorstep the better chance we have to preserve it.

New Home Construction in Johnston County with No Money Down and Payments under $1,000!

There are new homes in most areas of Johnston County that are available with no money down through the USDA program and with interest rates as low as they are, your payments can be under $1,000.

These are some of the available homes and as you can see, these are great three bedroom, 2 bath homes some with two car garages on large lots.

So if you are renting and you need to keep your payment under $1,000, if you want to find out out if you can qualify, give me a call and I will provide you with mortgage resources to get you started. Certain credit restrictions do apply.

If you are a first time home buyer you must act quickly to avail of the $8,000 tax credit available for first time home buyers. The tax credit is set to expire November 30Th and you must have closed on your house by then. The loan process can take sixty days or more so time is running out.

Just imagine a new house, low payments and $8,000 in cash.